Shiv Sena, Cong in credit tussle

With the Lok Sabha elections around the corner, the Shiv Sena and the Congress have gotten into a power tussle to claim credit for various projects. Chief minister Ashok Chavan has stayed the decision to rechristen the Jogeshwari garden which was cleared at the civic general body meeting on January 5.
Sena corporator Raju Pednekar alleged that Congress MLA Baldeo Khosa influenced the CM to stay the decision. The Sena had proposed the name of late leader Pramod Navalkar for the garden.
Municipal Commissioner Jairaj Phatak confirmed that the chief minister has stayed the renaming proposal. He also indicated that state government had the right to stay the decisions taken by the BMC. “The garden was developed through the MLA fund,” said Phatak.
Chairman of civic improvement committee, Shailesh Phanse alleged that Khosa wanted to take credit for laying of a pipeline on PL Tandon Rd (Andheri W), work on which was already started by the BMC.
“Khosa sanctioned Rs1 crore after the civic body had already started the project,” claimed Phanse.
Phatak said, “If the BMC is getting Rs1 crore from the MLA fund, why shouldnt we use it. We can divert our funds for some other work in the same area.”

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